Carleton Knights

MAJOR…
Biology
 
POST-CARLETON GOAL(S)…
Pursue post-graduate studies in ecology or microbiology
 
I CHOSE TO COME TO CARLETON BECAUSE…
The majestic Bell field
 
WHAT I MOST LIKE ABOUT CARLETON IS…
The very talented and passionate professors, Ferndale Market Turkey, and Goodhue Super Lounge
 
INTERNSHIP/EXTERNSHIP OPPORTUNITIES DURING MY TIME AS A CARLETON STUDENT:
I trained and worked as a phlebotomist in Ann Arbor. I refined the unique craft of accurately identifying an optimal vein and expertly positioning a vacutainer with precision for efficient blood sampling.

In the Hund Lab at Carleton, I investigated structure and motility of fish sperm as a biproduct of the fish's immune response to parasitic worms.
 
MY INTERNSHIP/EXTERNSHIP OPPORTUNITIES ENHANCED MY EXPERIENCE AS A CARLETON STUDENT-ATHLETE BECAUSE…
Working as a phlebotomist enhanced my "hands-on" skills as it gave me clinical experience. It also played into improving my time management and communication skills, something of which I need to work on in the academic setting.

Work in the Hund lab emphasized the importance of careful procedure performance and writing. The importance of a reproducible workflow is something that our lab took very seriously, especially when working in accordance with post-grad students.
 
HOBBIES:
Breeding three-spined stickleback fish so that they can spread their complex immune genes
 
PERSON(S) WHO HAD THE MOST INFLUENCE ON MY ATHLETIC CAREER:
Jon-Lamar Hamilton
 
HISTORICAL FIGURE(S) I’D MOST LIKE TO MEET:
Charles Darwin
 
MY FAVORITE…
ATHLETE(S): Beto, Jack Grealish
BOOK(S): Red Rising series
FOOD(S): Flank steak
TV SHOW(S): True Detective Season 1, Peaky Blinders
MOVIE(S): The Odyssey, The Darjeeling Limited